ISLAMABAD: US Senior Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, David Pearce held meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Friday to continue discussions on improving ties between the two countries.
The discussions included how the United States (US) and Pakistan can work together to identify their shared interests and act jointly on them, said a press release.
Pearce’s visit builds on other recent US-Pakistan bilateral engagements, including meetings between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in Washington and Brussels.
Expressing his delight over visiting Pakistan, Pearce said that the significant high-level US-Pakistan bilateral engagements have helped in making real progress on issues critical to the interests of both the nations.
“I am meeting with officials in Islamabad today to continue this process. I expect that the United States and Pakistan will continue these engagements in the weeks and months ahead,” he said.
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United States have some serious reservations and its popular opinion says ,Pakistan is not a dependable they highlight some points and reffer.
Pakistan,as being said,understand,American presence in the region does not go in favoure of Pakistan's stability
In such a position ,two ally moving toward their destination to which it is very hard to achieve.
American forces's withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban's attendence negitiating table, Pakistan's desire to get itself out of the going on conflct, looks very hard within short span of time because Taliban have pre-conditions that are not acceptable to the United States
Time is runing out,but there is no remarkable change in the circumstances,situation is explosive.God bless us all.
Pakistan can improve its ties not only with US but also with India and Afghanistan provided it abandons its decades old self-destructive policy of using terrorism as a tool for achieving political goals which has now backfired on Pakistan itself and brought the country on the verge of collapse.
The Russians and Chinese must be scratching their heads...
Dear Zeeshan,
There is no doubt that we’ve had some differences in dealing with extremist organizations.. The U.S. and Pakistan are two independent nations that do not always see eye to eye. But it is our shared will and desire to defeat terrorism that continues to bind us together. The proof lies in the fact that we have been able to overcome challenges associated with dealing with extremists. . Obviously we do not want the past mistakes and that’s the reason you are seeing our government officials from the highest level meet regularly to address our shared concerns. We share a common vision in regards to bringing peace and stability to the region. It only makes sense for us to create a healthy working relationship and work together to achieve our shared goals.
We are happy the communications taking place between United State and Pakistan is cordial. Pakistan must lead and take leadership to move toward worthy dialogue between all parties. Pakistan must take the dialogue to next higher level where both counties benefit economically as well as bring prosperity in both counties. United State has much to give to common citizen in Pakistan in terms of business exchange, building private enterprise, technology transfers and building Pakistan infrastructures. Pakistan must seriously appreciate kind American gestures as well as American input in Pakistan. We need to strengthen friendly relations deeper between two democratic citizens.Hawaks in foreign relations must be removed on both side to help bridge between us. There should be more exchange between our business communities and the United State should look deeper in Pakistan.There is more to Pakistan beyond Islamad.
If the ties haven't improved in the last 15 years, what makes these people believe that this meeting will make it better, Instead of Pakistan and US trying to be friends with mutual distrust for each other, why don't they just be "acquaintances " Will be good for all.
I wish there were "no" ties between the two countries. We can't be friends, we can't be allies, we shouldn't force it on ourselves come what may!